by Frank Holzman (Author)
Sustainable agriculture integrates three main goals - environmental health, economic profitability, and social and economic equity. This bookprovides techniques and concepts for sustainable land use not only to the professionals but home gardeners. It is based on decades of Holzman's research and experience as a market gardener.
Author Biography
Frank Holzman is an organic horticulturist and sustainable farming consultant. Holzman started his career as a landscape maintenance gardener in the San Francisco Bay Area. After studying agricultural sciences at the university, he studied organic horticulture in Santa Cruz, California. He learned about Biodynamics in Alan Chadwick's garden at University of California, Santa Cruz. He worked on farms and gardens in California, Oregon, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Georgia. His work has also taken him to seven countries, primarily in Southeast Asia and Central America establishing education programs and consulting on creating healthy ecosystems. Frank Holzman also serves as president of Recovery Eco Agriculture Project, working on sustainable land use, education, research and development.